Security News

Windows 11's Start menu is getting iPhone and Android integration
2025-01-29 16:54

Windows 11's Start menu is getting a big update with full-fledged Android and iPhone integration. [...]

January Windows 10 preview update force installs new Outlook
2025-01-29 14:11

Microsoft has started force-installing the new Outlook email client on Windows 10 systems for users who deploy this month's KB5050081 non-security preview update. [...]

Windows 11 KB5050094 update fixes bugs causing audio issues
2025-01-29 13:00

​Microsoft has released the optional KB5050094 Preview cumulative update for Windows 11 24H2 with 28 bug fixes and changes, including fixes for bugs causing audio playback issues on systems with...

Microsoft: January Windows security updates break audio playback
2025-01-27 20:39

​Microsoft has confirmed that the January 2025 Windows security updates are breaking audio playback on some systems with external DACs (digital-to-analog converters). [...]

Windows 11 24H2 preview brings new taskbar features
2025-01-27 18:26

Windows 11 taskbar is testing a new feature that helps you understand the current power state of your laptop's battery, including showing the battery percentage directly on the taskbar. [...]

Hackers use Windows RID hijacking to create hidden admin account
2025-01-24 17:25

A North Korean threat group has been using a technique called RID hijacking that tricks Windows into treating a low-privileged account as one with administrator permissions. [...]

Don't want your Kubernetes Windows nodes hijacked? Patch this hole now
2025-01-24 15:00

SYSTEM-level command injection via API parameter *chef's kiss* A now-fixed command-injection bug in Kubernetes can be exploited by a remote attacker to gain code execution with SYSTEM privileges...

Microsoft issues out-of-band fix for Windows Server 2022 NUMA glitch
2025-01-22 16:17

Update addresses boot failures on multi-node systems Microsoft is releasing an out-of-band patch to deal with a problem that prevented some Windows Server 2022 machines from booting.…

Windows 11 24H2 now also offered to all eligible Windows 10 PCs
2025-01-22 15:19

Microsoft says Windows 11 24H2 has entered the broad deployment phase and is now available to all seekers via Windows Update. [...]

7-Zip fixes bug that bypasses Windows MoTW security warnings, patch now
2025-01-21 16:05

​A high-severity vulnerability in the 7-Zip file archiver allows attackers to bypass the Mark of the Web (MotW) Windows security feature and execute code on users' computers when extracting...